Grain-adjuster



(No Model.)

B. P. GRIPE.

GRAIN ADJUSTER.

Patented Apr. 27, 1886.

WIIWESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMANUEL F. ORIPE, OF GOSHEN, INDIANA.

GRAIN-ADJUSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.340,908. dated April 27,1886.

Application filed September 2, 1884. Serial No. 142,057. (No model.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMANUEL F. ORIPE, of Goshen, in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Grain-Adjusters for Harvesters, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l isa perspective view of my improved grain-adjusting attachment for selfbinding harvesters. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the adjusting-board. :Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the device, taken on the line 00 00 in Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the device, showing the position it occupies in relation to the platform of the harvester.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to that class of devices or adjusters which are used for adjusting the grain as it Qpasses from the platform to the binding mechanism of the harvester, more particularly in what are known as platform or low-down binders,and has for its object to produce such adevice as shall be simple, durable, and efficient.

Vith these ends in view the invention consists in the ,improved construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter more particularly described, and pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, B B represent the top and bottom pieces of a frame, which is secured to a harvester having its binding mechanism on a level with the platform, or nearly so. These pieces are secured at the right distance apart by means of the cross-pieces A and J.

D represents the adj usting-board, which is moved backward and forward along the side pieces,B B, of the fran1e,by means of a shaft, F, journaled in the pieces B B, and operated by suitable driving mechanism, and having a crank, 0, operating the block E, which is se cured to the rear side of the board D, near its front end, thus giving the board a lateral as well as reciprocating motion.

The rear end of the board D is provided with a transverse block, G, to which are secured a pair of rearwardly-proj ectin g fingers, H, which pass through apertures I in the cross-piece J, for the purpose of holding the the board D and guiding it upon the framepieces B B.

The front end of the board D is provided with a forwardly-projecting curved metallic plate, K, the front edge of which is provided with notches L, forming teeth M.

The front side of the board D is provided with transverse triangular slats N, the rear sides or edges of which are at right angles to the board, while the other side is at an inclination to it, thus enabling the slats to slip past the ends of the grain as the board is moving forward, and to catch them as it comes backward, and carry the grain in a backward direction at the same time that it is passing laterally to the binder.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that the operation of the adj uster is effective, and positive. As the grain falls upon an endless apronfit is carried to the adjusting device,whieh gradually works it diagonally backward across the platform to the binding mechanism. The curved plate at the front end of the board serves to keep the guards at that end of the machine free from the obstruction which is liable to collect upon them.

As the device can be made of metal or wood, it willbe seen that it is very durable, and by being operated by means of a crank its operation is very positive, and it is not liable to become clogged or obstructed by straws and such like. It can also be made very cheaply.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States.

The combination of the frame having a cross-piece near one end, provided with eyes or perforations, the adj usting-board having transverse slats and provided with guidefingers working in the eyes of the said crosspiece, and the operating crank-shaft journaled transversely in the frame, and having its crank j ournaled in a block upon one side of the adjusting-board, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto afiixed my signature in presence of witnesses.

Witnesses: EMANUEL F. CRIPE.

' H. D. WILsQN,

H. G. WILsoN, HENRY D. WILsoN. 

